CATCH FRIDAY'S GAME ON RADIO

NYI vs. NYR, Bloomberg 1130, pre-game show starts at 7:00 pmThere's great news for Islanders fans who can't make it to the Coliseum for Friday night's game against the Rangers: Bloomberg 1130 AM will cover all the action as if it were a regular season game.

New play-by-play announcer Steve Mears will make his Islanders debut, joined in the booth by longtime radio color commentator Chris King. The pre-game show starts at 7:00 followed by the game 30 minutes later. And when the exhibition contest is over, Mears and King will be in the Blue Line restaurant at the Coliseum, hosting a 30-minute post-game show with a guest Islanders player.

Catch Islanders-Rangers, starting with the pre-game at 7:00 pm, on Bloomberg 1130.